Baseball Recap: Manitou Springs Wins Going Away Against St. Mary's

Manitou Springs won the last time they faced St. Mary and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 11-5 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Pirates since May 20, 2016.

Maxton Bolster made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Manitou Springs is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Bolster was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Hayden Martinez

Stolen Base

04/22/25 vs St. Mary's	5
04/12/25 @ Salida	3
03/18/25 @ Woodland Park	3
04/17/25 vs Lamar	2
04/02/25 vs Peyton	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Hayden Martinez was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Manitou Springs' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Preston Rhodes also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

The win got Manitou Springs back to even at 7-7. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.

Coming up, Manitou Springs will face off against La Junta at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (the Mustangs have four straight victories, the Tigers have five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for St. Mary's, they will challenge Kent Denver at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Sun Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of.